The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-27
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
s22. 600 Of the City Debt Refunded at an
Annual Interest Of 6 Per Cent.

At an adjourned meeting of the
city council last evening the liquor
license of Max Earhart was, on
motion, ordered transferred to Peter
Martin, by ordinance. Councilman
Fulton expressing his doubts as to
the legality of such transfers as u.s.
ually made, he moved that an ordi-
nance be drafted making such trans
fer, and suggested that such q course
be adopted in disposing of future
similar petitions. The motion was so
amended and carried.
The report OF the committee on
ways and means, to whom was re-
ferred the proposition of the First
National bank to refund the city
debt to the amount OF S22, 900, recon-
mending that the proposition be ac-
cepted, was, on motion, adopted.
The following communication from
chief engineer Worsley was read and
referred to committee on fire and
water:
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER
ASTORIA FIRE DEPARTMENT,
ASTORIA, Aug, 26, 1887.
To the Hon. Mayor and Common
Council:
GENTLEMEN:
/ would most respectfully report to
your honorable body that / have re-
ceieved from the Astoria Iron Works,
on the Oath day Of August, 1887, by
direction of the committee on fire
and water, the Amoskeag engine of
Astoria Engine Co. No. l, ready for
fire service, as turned over by me by
direction of the committee on fire and
water, on the Oath day of May, 1887,
for the purpose Of having new boil
er placed thereon, and have placed
the same In active fire service.
And would respectfully ask your
honorable body to change sec. 6 of
ordinance 989 from 200 feet TO so feet
in the distance specified for the stor-
age of coal oil. Respectfully yours,
b. s. WoRsLEY,
Chief Engineer.
An ordinance ''to secure the pro-
lection of property and provide for
the cleanliness of the city, was read
first and second times and referred
to committee on health and police.
An ordinance providing for the is
suance of bonds for the purpose of
bonds issued under ordi-
nances No. 331, 335. and 443, and pro-
viding the time and manner of pay
ing the same, was, after some debate,
passed under suspension of the rules.
An ordinance providing for recall
ing the bonds issued by authority of
ordinances Nos. 331, 335, and 443, was
passed under suspension of the rules.
Ordinances making appropriations
OF $3.50 to pay city assessor Dick
inson, S310 to pay Surprenant & Fer
guson, and S120 to pay w. b. Head |
ington, were passed under suspension
Of the rules.
An ordinance authorizing the !
of liquor license of Max |
Earhart to Peter Martin, was passed |
under suspension of the rules.
Regarding the pipe line, council
man Cleveland said that now that |
the pipe was bought, the next thing |
was to put it into use, and moved that
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to put the pipe into place
in such manner as the interests of |
the city best required: motion car
ried.
BY invitation OF the council chief |
engineer Worsley stated that the |
newly organized Ilwaco fire company |
wanted to buy the truck OF Alert III. |
& L. No. One, and recommended that
under suitable terms the sale be |
made. Councilman Gratke thought
there was no hurry about the matter. |
Councilman Bergman thought it |
would be a good idea to get a bid
from the Ilwaco fire department. |
Cleveland moved that he |
be empowered so to do: carried.
Councilman Cleveland called at |
tention to the matter OF reduction OF |
the police force aud moved that the
question OF reducing the force be re-
ferred to committee on health and
police: carried. Adjourned.